make soup with your tomatoes!
Can you believe how mild our spring and summer has been so far? I don’t think I remember tomatoes arriving at the market with anything other than searing heat and blinding sunshine, but we’ve had plenty of grey and cool (in the evenings) this year and I am not complaining one bit. I think going […]
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vegetarian meal plan – may 27, 2014
We are in the home stretch to summer break and have (remarkably) been eating mostly from the kitchen the past few weeks. We’ve only resorted to pizza a few nights so far this month. Soup and sandwiches, quick batches of pancakes, and re-worked leftovers have been at the center of my no-fuss approach. Here’s what we have […]
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peach-banana smoothie
It is now officially hot in Texas and we have switched gears in the after school snack department. Cold beverages or frozen popsicles are at the top of the list again. Give our latest, favorite combination a try in that hungry-slot between lunch and dinner. Peach-Banana Smoothie 1 cup almond milk 1 large banana 1 […]
Moreuse your preserves: strawberry lemonade
We don’t eat oodles of sweets around here, but a cold glass of lemonade is pretty close to perfection on hot afternoons. A good portion of our homemade sweet preserves (blueberry, peach, strawberry) get used for summer beverages – blueberry limeade, peach tea, and her favorite – strawberry lemonade. Strawberry Lemonade makes 1 quart ½ […]
Morecooking from the pantry – may 5, 2014
Remember how the house was overflowing with veggies last week? Well… they are all pretty much gone. We have bits left. The freezer only has some tomatillo sauce and a measly pint of oven-roasted tomatoes to give, so it is the pantry (grains & legumes galore) that is doing the heavy lifting. Meals Sopes Baked […]
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